October 22, 200817 yr 1941: Wilbur Wood, one of the most durable pitchers in White Sox history, was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The White Sox acquired the knuckleballing Wood from Columbus, a Pittsburgh Pirate farm team, for Juan Pizarro on Oct. 12, 1966. Wood, a left-hander, worked out of the White Sox bullpen from 1967 to 1970 and led the league in appearances for three consecutive seasons. Wood set an American League record with 88 appearances in 1968. Upon moving to the starting rotation, Wood thrived between 1971 and 1975. Wood won 20 games in each season between 1971 and 1974 while working at least 291.1 innings in each campaign between 1971 and 1975. Wood struggled after having his kneecap shattered by a line drive in Detroit in 1976. He came back and pitched in 1977 and 1978 before retiring with a 164-156 lifetime record. Edited October 22, 200817 yr by StatManDu
October 22, 200817 yr One of my favorites too-Wil Bahh Wood Never stopped battling -he's in my team photo of all time Sox greats It'd be great to have a statue of a portly guy like I am
October 22, 200817 yr When I was a kid, to me, he was great. If they do, I will enjoy it. If they do not, I will not lose sleep over it.
October 22, 200817 yr Wilbur Wood was a real good pitcher, but not HOF material. How many guys can pitch about 300 innings and also start both games of a DH?
October 26, 200817 yr Why not? Retire it. Do we have a white sox hall of fame like the Royals do? We should. He'd be in it.
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